It was 2 mo ago I was working on my sisters civic, trying to get a stripped egr valve bolt off. I was grasping a pair of channel locks on the bolt with both hands, squeezing with 110% and attempting to twist it off when I heard/felt a crinkling/tear on the back of my left hand left side just barely above where the wrist meets the hand. I immediately stopped applying pressure and slowly let go.
No swelling, but the pain was just enough enough to not use it for any twisting for a couple days, nothing too crazy.
After 2 mo of generally not using it for much of anything(incl opening car doors) it is still sore and it hurts when I use it help me up from a chair or the ground(palms flat) in the same place mentioned above.
If I really don't use it for anything, the soreness seems to go away, but if I use it for say helping myself up, and I get that pain that tell me to stop, the soreness will continue for a bout a week.
My grandpa is a doctor(practiced back in the day) and he told me to take asprin 3 times a day until the soreness is completely gone and buy a wrist/hand splint and keep my hand open.
He said because there was no swelling that it is probably not anything severe, but likely a strain. Which I find unlikely because it's been 2 mo, and I've been reading some haunting things online like: see a doctor immediately you could have a tear and if it doesn't heal it will reoccur and plague you.... I definitely don't want that... is it too late?
Unfortunately I have no med insurance, so I've really been shying away from a visit. I really don't want to unless its absolutely necessary.
But if this is going to be a reoccurring thing I would do anything to get it fixed, I work on cars way too much to have this turned into a reoccurring injury.
No swelling, but the pain was just enough enough to not use it for any twisting for a couple days, nothing too crazy.
After 2 mo of generally not using it for much of anything(incl opening car doors) it is still sore and it hurts when I use it help me up from a chair or the ground(palms flat) in the same place mentioned above.
If I really don't use it for anything, the soreness seems to go away, but if I use it for say helping myself up, and I get that pain that tell me to stop, the soreness will continue for a bout a week.
My grandpa is a doctor(practiced back in the day) and he told me to take asprin 3 times a day until the soreness is completely gone and buy a wrist/hand splint and keep my hand open.
He said because there was no swelling that it is probably not anything severe, but likely a strain. Which I find unlikely because it's been 2 mo, and I've been reading some haunting things online like: see a doctor immediately you could have a tear and if it doesn't heal it will reoccur and plague you.... I definitely don't want that... is it too late?
Unfortunately I have no med insurance, so I've really been shying away from a visit. I really don't want to unless its absolutely necessary.
But if this is going to be a reoccurring thing I would do anything to get it fixed, I work on cars way too much to have this turned into a reoccurring injury.
